Question about Civilization 5 Requirements

[Hastings101]

Does a Macbook Pro 15" with i5 2.4ghz and 330m meet the system minimum requirements? I'm a little worried about the graphics card and don't want to buy a game that I can't play in bootcamp.

Civ5 Minimum graphics requirement:
256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics

I couldn't find anywhere that states whether or not a 330m meets those requirements or falls below them, so I thought i'd ask here where people might have a better knowledge of how some graphics cards compare.

 

[Hellhammer]

Yes, it does. It states that it can be played with Intel IGP so then it can be played with any modern GPU.

 

[Hastings101]

Yes, it does. It states that it can be played with Intel IGP so then it can be played with any modern GPU.

Thank you very much Hellhammer

 

[yegon]

Anyone any idea how this'd run in Boot Camp on a 2.53ghz C2D, 4gb RAM, 9600GT? I'd like to pick it up but I'm unsure how it'd play, plus demo's aren't always indicative of the final product.

I'd be happy with 1440x900 at medium settings at a decent frame rate, but I suspect that's asking too much of the crusty old 9600.

 

[Cougarcat]

The 9600 should be fine.

 

[danieldantastic]

Civ 5 won't play on integrated graphics chipsets.

Yes, it does. It states that it can be played with Intel IGP so then it can be played with any modern GPU.

I tried installing it on my first-generation MacBook Air and the thing won't even let me start a game. The system requirements specifically state "Intel® integrated video chipsets are not supported."

http://www.aspyr.com/product/game_specs/125

If anyone has a way out of this by tweaking settings, I'm all ears. Has anyone had any luck with the new 11" MacBook Air? That would be great for planes.

 

[Hellhammer]

I tried installing it on my first-generation MacBook Air and the thing won't even let me start a game. The system requirements specifically state "Intel® integrated video chipsets are not supported."

http://www.aspyr.com/product/game_specs/125

If anyone has a way out of this by tweaking settings, I'm all ears. Has anyone had any luck with the new 11" MacBook Air? That would be great for planes.

That's Mac version. The PC version does support some Intel IGPs

Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics

 

[doh123]

I can run Civ5 under Wine on a 320m IGP and its playable... I think the native Mac version should play easily on a 330m, which is quite a bit faster.

 

[impeesa]

Civ5 on MacBook Air

Thanks for your help on this. I went ahead and bought Civ5 hoping with my fingers crossed it would work on the MacBook Air even though it clearly does not meet the requirements.

The verdict: It does work - although a bit slow. I've played for about 2 hrs. total and it did crash once. There is a very long pause at startup (screen is black) then it loads fine. I still do not know what will happen once I have lots of units. I'm playing level 1 against 5 other AI - single player, huge continent, 25 city states.

My Machine: New MacBook Air 1.8 ghz 4 GB Ram. The SSHD is incredible.